Mesh Blocks (Australia, 2026)

Australia Mesh Block Land Use

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Comprehensive dataset of Australian Mesh Blocks (MB) based on the 2026 ASGS framework. It includes land use classifications, geographic hierarchy from SA1 to SA4, and capital city/state associations, used for urban planning and statistical analysis.

At a glance

Records: 374,803
Geometry: Polygon
Area type: Mb
Location: Australia
Country: Australia

Columns (15)

Column	Type	Statistics	Description
Mesh Block Code	string	—	Unique 11-digit code identifying the Mesh Block according to the 2026 Australian Statistical Geography Standard.
Land Use Category	string	10 unique	The primary land use classification for the Mesh Block, such as Residential, Industrial, Water, or Primary Production.
Change Status Code	string	2 unique	Numeric flag indicating if the Mesh Block boundary or classification has changed since the previous vintage.
Change Description	string	2 unique	Text label describing the nature of any changes to the Mesh Block definition.
SA1 Code	string	—	Unique identifier for the Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1) containing the Mesh Block.
SA2 Code	string	—	Unique identifier for the Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) containing the Mesh Block.
SA2 Name	string	—	The human-readable name of the Statistical Area Level 2 region.
SA3 Code	string	—	Unique identifier for the Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3) containing the Mesh Block.
SA3 Name	string	—	The human-readable name of the Statistical Area Level 3 region.
SA4 Code	string	—	Unique identifier for the Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) containing the Mesh Block.
SA4 Name	string	—	The human-readable name of the Statistical Area Level 4 region.
Capital City Code	string	16 unique	Code for the Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA).
Capital City Name	string	16 unique	Name of the Greater Capital City Statistical Area, distinguishing between metropolitan and regional areas.
State Code	string	9 unique	Numeric code representing the Australian State or Territory.
State Name	string	9 unique	The name of the Australian State or Territory.

Data preview

Mesh Block Code	Land Use Category	Change Description	SA1 Code	SA2 Code	SA2 Name	SA3 Code	SA3 Name	SA4 Code	SA4 Name	Capital City Code	Capital City Name	State Code	State Name
30571430000	Water	No change	31603161016	316031610	Maroochydore (North) - Kuluin	31603	Maroochy	316	Sunshine Coast	3RQLD	Rest of Qld	3	Queensland
30563524200	Residential	No change	31004130001	310041300	Goodna	31004	Springfield - Redbank	310	Ipswich	3GBRI	Greater Brisbane	3	Queensland
30176582000	Primary Production	No change	31303137118	313031371	Woodford - D'Aguilar	31303	Caboolture Hinterland	313	Moreton Bay - North	3GBRI	Greater Brisbane	3	Queensland
50392080400	Residential	No change	50503132711	505031327	Alkimos - West	50503	Wanneroo	505	Perth - North West	5GPER	Greater Perth	5	Western Australia
80049090000	Parkland	No change	80105106121	801051061	Watson	80105	North Canberra	801	Australian Capital Territory	8ACTE	Australian Capital Territory	8	Australian Capital Territory
30562692900	Primary Production	No change	30907155221	309071552	Ormeau (East) - Stapylton	30907	Ormeau - Oxenford	309	Gold Coast	3RQLD	Rest of Qld	3	Queensland
60026390000	Parkland	No change	60403109401	604031094	North West	60403	West Coast	604	West and North West	6RTAS	Rest of Tas	6	Tasmania
53983700000	Residential	No change	50101129319	501011293	Busselton - East	50101	Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton	501	Bunbury	5RWAU	Rest of WA	5	Western Australia
20286690000	Residential	No change	21501138834	215011388	Horsham	21501	Grampians	215	North West	2RVIC	Rest of Vic	2	Victoria
20198140000	Residential	No change	20802118221	208021182	Ormond - Glen Huntly	20802	Glen Eira	208	Melbourne - Inner South	2GMEL	Greater Melbourne	2	Victoria

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